“Earlier, selling our products was challenging as we didn’t know how to price them or promote them. But our SEWA Bazaar not only provided us with a platform to sell our products but we were also imparted skill-building trainings and today our products are sold on popular e-commerce portals and appreciated by the customers…thank you SEWA Bazaar for giving both our products and us a unique identity!”
Sakhiben Khengarbhai Ahir
Rural Micro-entrepreneur , Dhokawada Village-Patan, Gujarat
Thanks to the food processing and bakery training from SEWA I now know how to prepare bread, biscuits, toast, khari, chocolates, pizza, cake, pizza base, pizza rolls, donut, cupcakes, muffins, brownie and puff. Taking this a step further "SEWA Bazaar enhanced my marketing, leadership management and product sale skills. Today, I easily make a profit of 30-40 per cent by preparing and selling these products in my neighbourhood and to SEWA’s Kamla Centre …"
Ansuyaben Arvindbhai Chouhan
Food Micro-entrepreneur - Naz Village-Ahmedabad, Gujarat
“Born in the weavers’ community, I learnt how to weave very early on. But due to lack of market and resources, our earnings were limited and we could barely support our families. Post becoming a member of SEWA in 1996, our lives have changed thanks to the market access, trainings, and bulk production facilitated by SEWA. Today, not only have my earnings increased by 60 per cent, but I can also afford to send my grandson to school. Weaving is my identity and SEWA Bazaar has protected the same alongside ensuring that our traditional trade never dies out.”
Meenaben Jayantibhai Vankar
Weaver - Sinhol Village-Anand, Gujarat